Toy pistol.



C. A. BAILEY.

TOY PISTOL.

APPLICAIION FILED NOV. 5, 1917.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

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CHARLES A. BAILEY, or CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT.

TOY PIsToL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

Application filed November 5, 1917. Serial No. 200,230.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cromwell, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Tov Pistol, of which the following is a speci cation.

My invention relates more especlally to that type of toys employed for firingpaper caps, so called, and an object of my invention, among others, is to provide a toy-prstol that shall be particularly cheap in its construction and that may contain a number of paper caps; and a further object is to provide a simple means for operatlng the cap container or carrier.

One form of device embodying my invention and in the construction and use of which the objects herein set out, as well as others, may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a toy pistol embodying my invention and illustrating a manner of operating the cap carrier at the beginning of the operation.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with partsbroken away to show construction and illustrating the manner of positioning the cap carrier with a cap located to be struck by the hammer.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the pistol.

In the accompanying drawings the nu meral 5 indicates the handle of my improved toy pistol, 6 the receiver, and 7 the barrel, which. parts may be constructed of any suitable material and in any desired form. A carrier chamber 8 is formed in the receiver 6, extending therethrough from top to bottom and a cap carrier 9 is rotatably mounted in any suitable manner in the carrier chamber 8. This carrier is provided on its periphery with any suitable means for receiving the caps, as herein shown cap recesses 10 being provided to receive caps 11. It is intended that the carrier shall be rotated by means of a thumb or finger, and means are provided for positioning the carrier so that the recesses 10 will be in the path of movement of the end 12 of a hammer 13 pivotally mounted in the frame. In the preferred form of the device a trigger 14 is formed integral with the hammer. Lugs 15 are formed upon the carrier, the latter being so constructed that the path of movement of the lugs with respect to the-edges 16-l7 of the frame or receiver will be such that when the rear ends 18 (with respect to rotation of the carrier) pass intoor are flush with the edges of the opening at the points 16 and 17 the recesses 10 will be 10- rated in the path of movement of the ham mer and the caps will thus be in position to receive the blows of the hammer.

As illustrated in Fig. will be applied to the lug underneath the frame to move the carrier, the finger sweeping along the under side of the frame and when the lug has been moved to a position just flush with the edge of the opening at the bottom of. the frame the caps will be in position to receive the blows of the hammer. The continued sweeping movement of the finger will draw it against the trigger l4 and operate the hammerto fire the-cap.

As further shown in Fig. l of the drawings, the thumb may be employed to rotate the carrier at the upper side of the frame, the operation of positioning the carrier be ing the same as that described with respect to the finger except, that the thumb will be moved toward the barrel. It will be understood that either of the above means for p0- sitioning the carrier may be employed but that both will not be required at the same time.

Any suitable means may be employed for accelerating the movement of the hammer, but as this forms no part of my present invention illustration and description thereof are omitted herein, such means being well understood by those skilled in the art.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statute's, I have described the principles of operation of my invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the toy shown is only illustrative, and that the invention may be carried out by other means.

I claim 1. A toy pistol including a frame and a hammer mounted therein, a cap carrier movably mounted in the frame and having a plurality of means for receiving caps, cooperating means upon the carrier and frame for manual movement of and for position' ing the carrier with the cap receiving means in the llne of a hammer blow, and a trigger 1 the forefinger located in the same path ofinovement ofa human finger as that requiredto operate the cap carrler,

2. A-toy'plstol including airframe anda hammer mountedtherein, a cap carrier r0- tatably mounted in the frame andfhav lng a in-the same pathof movement of a human H finger asthat req uiredgto operate the cap cai'ri'er." f r 7 3. "A"toy pistol including a frame and a i hammer-mounted therein, a cap carrier movably mounted in the" frame and havingfa plurality of' means to receive caps, one edge 7 of each cap receiving means and the edge of '20 the framebcing eonstructed to cooperate for manually positioning the carrier with the :cap receiving nieansin the line of a hammer "blow,- and a't'ri'gger located inth'esamepath 'quired' to operatethecap carrier,

A toy pistol including a frame and a hani ner mounted therein, a cap carrier r0- -tata b'ly mounted in the frame and having a plurality of pockets to receive caps, one

;e'dge"of:each pocketand the edge ofthe frame being arranged to cooperate to manually position the carrier with said pockets in'the line of a hammer-blow, and a trigger located-in the sa'me'p'ath of movement of a -human finger as thatfre'quiredto operateithexcap carrier. I

' 5. A toy pistolineluding a frame having a chamber, a hammer mounted in theframe, i acapoarrier movably mountedin said cham- 40 her and having pockets to receive caps,-the lower :edge of the frame ancl said pockets being formed to cooperate for manual location of'the edges of the pocketssubstantially in;v the plane of the lower edge of the frame and located in the same path of movement of a human finger as that required to operate the'cap' carrier and after said finger is released from said pocket. V

,6. A toy pistol including a frame having a chamber therein, a hammer mounted in the frame, and a'cap carrier movably mounted in the frameand having pockets to receive caps, the edges of said pockets and the upper edge 'of'thefframe belng formed to cooperate for manual positioning of the pockets in the line of a hammer blow when the edge of each pocket is substantially 111 the plane of the upper edge of the cap Wheel 7 opening into thefframe. 1 i 7. A toy pistol including a frame having a chamber therein, 'a' hammer mounted in the "frame, and afcapfl carrier rotatably mou'nted ini the frame and-hav ng pockets to receivecaps, the edges of said pockets and the upperedge of thegframe being formed to cooperate for manual positioning"of the pockets in line of a hammer blow wlienthe edge of each pocket is substantially inthe planeof'th'e upperedge of the cap wheel opening into the frame. v I

, 8.1K pistol ncludinga framehaving a v 7 chambertherein,a hammer mounted in the of'm'ovemen't of a'human finger as that reframe, a trigger mounted inv the frame and oro ectin below' the lower ed eof said 1 J a: i a

chamber, and a cap carrier'rotatably mounted in said chamber andha-ving pockets'to receive ca'pg -tlie lower edge ofthe frame and said pockets being formed to pro er the edges of the;pocket below the lower -edge of the frame as the carrier rotates and to cooperate in the manual location of an edge of each pocket substantially v in the 'the line of a hammer blow. v

' i 9. Atoy pistolincjluding a frame, a ham-- mer mountedtherein, a cap carrier movably mounted 1n the frame and having a plurality of cap receiving means, cooperating means upon the carrier 7 and frame for manual movement of and for positioning the can-1e1- wiith' the 'capreceiving means in the path "of a h'ainmer blow, and a trigger located in the path of uninterrupted movementofa human finger in an unchanging direction from that required to operate" the cap Carrier. V V

CHARLES'A BAILEY. I

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